Rodents In Stockport

Rodentia (rodents) are a class of warm blooded mammals which gnaw constantly to keep their continuously growing self sharpening teeth as short as possible. Over forty percent of mammals are classed as rodentia and the term originates from the Latin word ‘rodens’ meaning gnawing one. Rodents breeding habits are colossal with vast numbers found in small areas due to a short breeding cycle and a Stockport rodent infestation can cause hundreds of types of potentially fatal diseases to cats, dogs, and humans.

The main diet of a rodent are seeds and vegetables which are scrounged from fields and residential properties, but cannibalism exists in some rodentia creatures such as the black rat (rattus rattus) and the brown rat (rattus norvegicus). Without rodent control, an infestation of rodentia will wipe out entire grain crops within weeks causing devastation and starvation in poverty stricken countries.

Many vermin such as the house mouse (mus musculus), the grey squirrel (sciurus carolinensis), and the red squirrel (sciurus vulgaris leucourus) live in close proximity to man as does the the door mouse (muscardinus avellanarius), the wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) and the much loved yet highly destructive harvest mouse (Micromys minutus). These scavenge foodstuffs from bins and any storage sheds. Rodent control treatments assist in keeping the numbers of these vermin down to a minimum decreasing the risk of contagious diseases.

The majority of rodentia are quite small, the smallest rodent being the African pygmy mouse (mus minutoides) at approximately 75 millimeters long when fully grown. The largest of the rodentia group of mammals is the hairy South American capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) which can grow up to 130 centimeters in length. Although these do not carry deadly diseases, they can munch their way through tons of vegetation and root crops annually if it was not for the intervention of rodent control treatments.

Porcupines (disambiguation) are classed as rodents and with spines to protect them they create a dangerous critter for rodent control companies. Although treated as a delicacy by many Kenyans, this mammal eats salt and will chew vehicle tyres which have been driven on salted roads. Beavers (Castor), Guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus), and voles are also rodentia and cause damage to trees and root vegetables.

Rodent removals help in every manner to prevent population explosions in all types of rodentia. Without the use of rodent removals, vermin would flood the land as food sources in the sewers and by bins would not be enough. Entire harvests would disappear, household pets would die of disease or be eaten by hoards of hungry rats and mankind would suffer a virtual wipe out by diseases such as the Bubonic Plague and Typhus.